| Opening of New Era! |
| Patrick Kim, President |
| These days, sharing of up-to-date information becomes common sense also in IP field. Although we have established the internet homepage of the association that provides a wealth of information, it is lacking … |
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| Australian designs law – Where is reform headed? |
| Daneta Crump, Freehills Patent Attorneys (Australia) |
| It was back in 2012 that Australia’s Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP) was first tasked with reviewing the Australian … |
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| Constitution of commercial courts in India – A boon for disposal of IP disputes |
| Sushant Singh, Sushant M. Singh & Associates (India) |
| Trade and investment is the lifeline of socio-economic development of a nation, and India is no exception to this. The commercial … |
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| Doctrine of equivalents – Grand panel decision of IP High Court (Maxacalcitol Case) |
| Shimako Kato, Abe, Ikubo & Katayama (Japan) |
| On March 25, 2016 the Grand Panel of the IP High Court rendered a decision in which infringement under the doctrine of … |
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| Status of post-grant opposition in Japan |
| Kazuo Yamasaki, Nakamura & Partners (Japan) |
| The opposition procedure has been reinstated in Japan. The new post-grant opposition system is designed to be more user-friendly … |
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| Significant changes to the Korean Patent Act |
| Jin Hwan Kim, MAPS IP Law Firm (Korea) |
| Amendments to the Korean Patent Act (“KPA”) were promulgated on March 1, 2016 and will be effective as of March 1, 2017. … |
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| Major amendments to the Korean Trademark Act |
| Jin Hwan Kim, MAPS IP Law Firm (Korea) |
| New amendments to the Korean Trademark Act (“KTA”) were published on February 29, 2016 and took effect as of September 1, … |
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| Draft amendment to Taiwan Patent Act for TPP accession |
| Joyce Ho, Ethan Wang, Tsar and Tsai Law Firm (Taiwan) |
| In order to join the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP), Taiwan has been drafting the amendments … |
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| Cybersquatting over .vn domain names – Does administrative proceeding work? |
| Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Vision & Associates (Vietnam) |
| Cybersquatting, over both gTLDs and ccTLDs, is quite rampant in Vietnam at present. Statistics from the WIPO Arbitration and … |
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